GDT: Animal House, Bruins @ Devils, 7:30 TNT

[Whaddagoal]

wait, graves and marino are both injured?

Welcome to last week.

 

[Devs3cups]

No. It hasn't. The level of competition has increased while the attention to detail has waned.

The proof is Akira Schmid. He didn't suddenly go from incompetent to Jacques Plante in one off-season.

The play in front of him improved markedly.

October through November (all strengths):

23 GP
59.51 xGA (2.59 xGA/GP) - 51 GA (2.2 GA/GP) - .916sv% - .835 HDSV%
Scoring Chances Against: 602 (26.17 SCA/GP)
High Danger Chances Against: 216 (9.39 HDCA/GP)



December so far (all strengths):

11 GP
32.11 xGA (2.91 xGA/GP) - 36 GA (3.27 GA/GP) - .880sv% - .817 HDSV%
Scoring Chances Against: 294 (26.73 SCA/GP)
High Danger Chances Against: 124 (11.27 HDCA/GP)

 

[MauDevils]

I figured it out. Haula with Bratt is our attempt to reduce the contract amount.

 

[captainscott12]

Thompson got time before his major injury, so I'm not surprised he's getting another chance now that he's got some game time under him.

always liked his north /south style more well suited for the role he will play vs. holtz. i saw this move coming a mile away.

Better suited for the bottom-6 I’d imagine.

you are not imagining it

 

[glenwo2]

wait, graves and marino are both injured?

Marino suffered an upper body injury during the Canes game in the 2nd period (he left and never returned).

Graves suffered a lower-body injury (looks to be a leg or something) when he crashed into the boards awkwardly during the last game (right at the start of that game).

 

[Eggtimer]

At some point NJ will have better allegedly first line winger options than Tatar and Zetterlund. Both are very good players in their roles, but I'm skeptical that is a first line role. I'd probably swap them with Shara and Mercer.

I think the same. When I say this , people take it as me dumping on Shara , but it’s not that . He is a very useful player but I just don’t think he is a high end top 6 player. And we should be looking to upgrade that position eventually . *cough * Meier *cough**

 

[None Shall Pass]

@Guadana coming in with the kill earlier

 

[Eggtimer]

I think Wood/McLeod/Thompson can do some damage or at least be annoying to play against.

Ya I think Thompson can be more effective as a bottom 6 player than Holtz as a bottom 6 player. Holtz will probably need a play driver on his line to drive play . For now , he just isn’t ready to play wit Jack or Nico . Hoepfully that happens soon or maybe traded for a elite top 6 winger in a package

 

[Whaddagoal]

Does a 730pm start mean our 1st period will really be a 2nd period start and so on....? Will we have a great 1st period then?

 

[Emperoreddy]

We need to win. I don't want to hear the TNT crew dissing us all night

 

[Bleedred]

I don't take any MORON that thinks Shane Doan is an HOF'er seriously. He's a jackass just for getting on TV and saying some dumb shit like that.

That's a joke to even suggest that. That tells me he doesn't really know a whole lot about hockey and who should be in the HOF. I don't care how many thousand games in a row he played.

f*** Yandle

And f*** his worthless poem about how much of a boner it gave him to put on that Rangers jersey and to play at MSG.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Better suited for the bottom-6 I’d imagine.

Also nearly three years older than Holtz. Can't help thinking experience and physical maturity is also a factor.

 

[Cheddabombs]

I was going to break out the big guns and get a little pumpkin pie for tonight, but they were no where to be found yesterday when I was out shopping. Going to pick up some other snackies though right now, we'll see if it helps. Doing what I can over here!

 

[Sgt Brylin]

HF informs me I've been here ten years today. Sooo...

Love the lines.
Love the Tyce call up.

LFG.

 

[Satans Hockey]

We need to win. I don't want to hear the TNT crew dissing us all night

I'll watch something else during the intermission no matter what the score is. Can't stand listening to any of these idiots.

 

[Jack Be Quick]

Free ticket in section 16.

Pm me and it's yours.

 

[Bleedred]

Please no goals against from the circles on clear sighted, non-one timed wrist shots. And no weak puck handles that lead to fire drills in our end and netmouth scrambles or goals.

I'm talking to Vitek here.

 

[My3Sons]

Please no goals against from the circles on clear sighted, non-one timed wrist shots. And no weak puck handles that lead to fire drills in our end and netmouth scrambles or goals.

I'm talking to Vitek here.

And what would the message be if you were speaking to MacBlack?

 

[glenwo2]

And what would the message be if you were speaking to MacBlack?

It would not be fit for TV.

 

[Bleedred]

And what would the message be if you were speaking to MacBlack?

Lock yourself in a f***in cell and lose the f***in key.

 

[glenwo2]

Lock yourself in a f***in cell and lose the f***in key.

See?

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I figured it out. Haula with Bratt is our attempt to reduce the contract amount.

Bratt's done a pretty job of that himself besides the Florida game.

 

[My3Sons]

Lock yourself in a f***in cell and lose the f***in key.

So his solid play in the crease is so good that it's like locking a solid steel door and throwing away the key? Wow. That's high praise.

 

[glenwo2]

Bratt's done a pretty job of that himself besides the Florida game.

 

[Dialamo]

Hope VTEC plays a solid game tonight!